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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin S. Turner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Blake S. Kaplan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Toshiro Yamada, San Francisco, CA (US);
Keith W. Rauenbuehler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Justin N. Wood, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Circosta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bhaskar P. Sarma, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for managing message redundancy for one or more devices. In one example, a device receives a message from a second device using a transmission protocol, the message comprising a control instruction for an accessory device and a message identifier. The device can transmit using the transmission protocol, a second message to the accessory device, the second message comprising the control instruction and a second message identifier. The device can receive a third message from the second device using a second transmission protocol, the second message comprising a second control instruction for the accessory device and a third message identifier. The device can compare the third message identifier with the message identifier to determine whether the second control instruction is a duplicate of the control instruction. The device can determine whether to transmit the third message to the accessory device based on the comparison.